Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Tien Lai Rice Stall at Taman Jurong

Let me continue my good finds in the West. I came to the Taman Jurong Market & Food Centre to check out some recommendations from Southernoise who's a regular here. It's pretty far west, but one trip here is not enough - there are many stalls worth checking out! Tien Lai Rice Stall serves excellent Hong Kong style roast duck and meats. Beautiful glistening skin and tender meat! I'm not even a fan of duck, but I enjoyed this tremendously.

The char siew too is gorgeously moist and caramelised. It carries none of the garish red dye that inferior char siew tends to sport. You also get a small bowl of decent soup to go with your rice.

The signboard says RICE, so don't expect noodles here. It's a smart move, actually. Rice can be quickly scooped and served, whereas noodles need cooking. So while there is a queue, it moves pretty fast. Note that they open only from morning til lunchtime (2pm).

Yes, I agreed that this is one of the best roast meat stalls in singapore. THe roast duck and char siew is the best ! The rice is fragrant and the order-take(lao ban niang) is systematic and patient.

I knew as my parents still stay there but I only got the time to go there once in a long while. The same hawker centre also houses a very popular fish ball noodles stall which is right in front of the escalator. The female stall-owner had been operating the stall for more than 20 yrs n it opened till wee hours of the night where the stall is the only 1 opened. try it !

This is very nice...but normally after 12pm you go there, they have already started to pack up! They sell very fast! The rice was not too oily but very fragrance and the meat....woooo...tender and juicy! I worked in Jurong area so normally if we have meeting, we will go out and packed this back! Everyone loves this in our office! :)

It was recommended by a colleague so we went down today. At 11.30am, the queue was already quite long. Food probably sold out before 1pm. The highlight will be their Char Siew, balanced between the lean meat and fat, well-coated with honey.

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Catherine Ling is the founder of the award-winning blog Camemberu.com and has been covering food and travel in Asia since 2007. Her blog has led to opportunities writing for CNN Travel, NineMSN, Yahoo Makanation and Makansutra. She has appeared on various TV food programs, like Food Wars Asia, On The Red Dot, Ch8 Tuesday Report. Catherine also held a radio spot on Foodie Lunch Pick on 93.8LIVE from 2010-2014.